Researchers studied the DNA of two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals excavated in the Takarkori rock shelter in ...

This week, discover the Sahara’s greener past, explore a mysterious cosmological force, marvel at a new concept for space ...

The desert covers over 3.3 million square miles, which means it's roughly the same size as the entire United States.

An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a period when the largest desert in the world temporarily turned into a humid savanna-like environment.

Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...

DNA explains the enigma of the culture that painted swimmers and hippos in the middle of the desert thousands of years ago ...

The Sahara Desert, now desolate, was once a lush savannah supporting a mysterious, isolated human lineage around 7,000 years ...

Currently a harsh, arid sandscape, it's hard to believe the Sahara was once studded with sparkling water bodies that ...

SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin secured $13.5 billion in Pentagon contracts, enhancing space missions. The Sahara Desert, once ...

The genomes of two women who lived 7,000 years ago in the Sahara when it was a green savannah reveal a remarkably isolated ...